What is another word for dowsing rod?

Pronunciation: [dˈa͡ʊzɪŋ ɹˈɒd] (IPA)

Dowsing rod, also known as divining rod, is a tool used for locating underground water sources or other substances. However, there are several synonyms used for this tool. Some of the common names include water witching rod, a forked stick, witching rod, and divining stick. The term water witching rod is used because it is believed that this tool can detect water underground by the power of divination. Similarly, the term forked stick is a synonym for the dowsing rod that refers to the Y-shaped branch often used for this purpose. Additionally, the term witching rod emphasizes the mystical aspects of the tool, while divining stick highlights the use of the tool for divination.

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What are the hypernyms for Dowsing rod?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.
  • Other hypernyms:

    divining rod, divining stick, vining rod, witching rod.

Famous quotes with Dowsing rod

  • (Gardner) writes about various kinds of cranks with the conscious superiority of the scientist, and in most cases one can share his sense of the victory of reason. But after half a dozen chapters this non-stop superiority begins to irritate; you begin to wonder about the standards that make him so certain he is always right. He asserts that the scientist, unlike the crank, does his best to remain open-minded. So how can he be so sure that no sane person has ever seen a flying saucer, or used a dowsing rod to locate water? And that all the people he disagrees with are unbalanced fanatics? A colleague of the positivist philosopher A. J. Ayer once remarked wryly "I wish I was as certain of anything as he seems to be about everything." Martin Gardner produces the same feeling.
    Colin Wilson
  • He writes about various kinds of cranks with the conscious superiority of the scientist, and in most cases one can share his sense of the victory of reason.He asserts that the scientist, unlike the crank, does his best to remain open-minded. So how can he be so sure that no sane person has ever seen a flying saucer, or used a dowsing rod to locate water? And that all the people he disagrees with are unbalanced fanatics?Martin Gardner produces the same feeling.
    Martin Gardner

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